Arab News, Wednesday, Sep 8, 2021 | Muharram 30, 1443
Saudi main index closes at its highest in nearly 14 years
Saudi Arabia:
The Tadawul All-Share Index
rose 6.43 points or 0.06 percent on Tuesday to 11,414 points, the highest level
since January 2008.
The Kingdom’s parallel market Nomu was up 17.93
points, or 0.07 percent. It closed at 25,356.74 points, after 2,553
transactions.
Liquidity in the main market amounted to about
SR7.5 billion riyals. A total of 192.9 million shares were traded.
Shares of 75 companies made gains, while 104
shares declined.
Ten of the 21 market sectors rose, led by
investment and finance 0.8 percent, basic materials, applications and technology
services 0.7 percent , while the remaining 11 sectors, led by pharmaceuticals
1.1 percent, commercial and professional services 1 percent.
Media, entertainment and communications declined
by 0.9 percent.
The biggest gainers on Tuesday were: Batec, up 4.3
percent , Tabuk Agricultural 3.6 percent, National Building, Marketing and
Ma'aden 3.3 percent, and Waxa and Wafra 3.2 percent.
The biggest decliners were: Banan, down 6.7
percent, Sadr 3.5 percent, Al Sagr Insurance and Glass 3.4 percent, Tihama 2.4
percent, and Al Ahly REIT1 2.3 percent.